diff --git a/gluon/scheduler.py b/gluon/scheduler.py
index 3510dfb9..75e75c74 100644
--- a/gluon/scheduler.py
+++ b/gluon/scheduler.py
@@ -596,12 +596,12 @@ class Scheduler(threading.Thread):
         utc_time(bool): do all datetime calculations assuming UTC as the
             timezone. Remember to pass `start_time` and `stop_time` to tasks
             accordingly
-
+        use_spawn(bool): use spawn for subprocess (only useable with python3)
     """
 
     def __init__(self, db, tasks=None, migrate=True,
                  worker_name=None, group_names=None, heartbeat=HEARTBEAT,
-                 max_empty_runs=0, discard_results=False, utc_time=False):
+                 max_empty_runs=0, discard_results=False, utc_time=False, use_spawn=False):
 
         threading.Thread.__init__(self)
         self.setDaemon(True)
@@ -639,6 +639,7 @@ class Scheduler(threading.Thread):
         current._scheduler = self
 
         self.define_tables(db, migrate=migrate)
+        self.use_spawn = use_spawn
 
     def execute(self, task):
         """Start the background process.
@@ -649,10 +650,19 @@ class Scheduler(threading.Thread):
         Returns:
             a `TaskReport` object
         """
-        outq = multiprocessing.Queue()
-        retq = multiprocessing.Queue(maxsize=1)
-        self.process = p = \
-            multiprocessing.Process(target=executor, args=(retq, task, outq))
+        outq = None
+        retq = None
+        if (self.use_spawn and not PY2):
+            ctx = multiprocessing.get_context('spawn')
+            outq = ctx.Queue()
+            retq = ctx.Queue(maxsize=1)
+            sel.process = p = ctx.Process(target=executor, args=(retq, task, outq))
+        else:
+            outq = multiprocessing.Queue()
+            retq = multiprocessing.Queue(maxsize=1)
+            self.process = p = \
+                multiprocessing.Process(target=executor, args=(retq, task, outq))
+
         self.process_queues = (retq, outq)
 
         logger.debug('   task starting')